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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
Gossip About Ives's Fiancee.

Philadelphia Record
While the gaze of the public is conferred upon
the financial exploits Of Henry s. Ives. the New
York broker. glance at his social connections
brings him into closer interest in this city.
Brooklyn society gossips have manifested an
usually keen interest in his engagement to Miss
Nellie Hendershaw. a Philadelphla young lady.
who for quite a time has been looked upon as
the prospective Mrs. Ives. She is orphan
with a comfortable competence, and her charms
of person are added to by many accomplish
ments Her family well known in the west
ern part of the State. Ives was reported lately
to be engaged TO Miss f. Staynor, the daughter
of George Staynor, but it Is announced upon
pretty good authority that these relations were
purely of friendly character, and nothing
more. In society Mr.. Ives has apparently made
poor impression for twenty old
railroad magnate and fnancier. He is described
as reticent and shy. In the society of women he
is said to habitually maintain a reserve. In the
presence of men. when the subjects of railroads
and financial operations alluded to. he is
understood to be very animated talker. The
handsome residence On Joralemon street. Brook
lyn, is believed to have been intended for the
future bride.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

PEOPLE who have fondly hoped that the
An dover controversy was at end, so far
as tho public is concerned, are doomed to
disappointment. A member of the last class
from the seminary has declared his belief in
future probation, and this will be made test
can board hold their annual meeting, in Octo-
Der. There will be vast amount of theolog-
ical argument on that occasion, no doubt, and,
in the end, warning factions will each be more
deeply convinced than before of the correct
ness of its own position; but the world will
know no more about its chances i'll the here
after than it does now.
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A Doubtful State. d.


'.Do you consider Kentucky now one of the
doubtful Statesp asked the Congressman.
"Ye-es." replied the commercial traveller, II
may say that do have just returned from
quite long trip through the country districts
of that State was driving from Blue Grass
Lick to Boonesboro' cross roads. and lost my
way / asked q woman how far away and in
which direction was the old Salt Lick pike, and
she said she didn't rightly remember, but she
reckoned it was about seven mile, take the first
cross road to thessouth. mile farther on I
asked a boy, and he lowed it was nigh about
straight ahead twenty-five mild. he lowed A
few hundred yards further on / asked darkey,
and he reckoned he disrememb'd essackly whar-
DO utz that ar road was, but wuz right smaht
ways right straight moth fun heah. He reck-
oned ten mild mebbe Fifteen minutes later I
asked white man, and he said he reckoned,
aah, that was eoin' right straight away from
it sab, but he wouldn' t say for sure; never been
there himself sab, but he'd heard the boys say
it was a right peart jog to Salt Lick pike Two
miles further on rode into Boonesboro cross
roads, and found I'd been the pike all dav.
Yes, think shall put Kentucky down among
the doubtful States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
WOMEN RUN A TOWN.
How a Joke Resulted in the Election of Five
Active Female Councilmen.

Kansas City Special
Syracuse, Kan, has just elected Council, and
the FIVE members of that Council women.
Party lines were not drawn in the campaign.
The question was whether the prohibition law
should be strictly enforced. The Prohihitionists
and those who believed in enforcing prohibition,
difficulty in arranging their ticket Some
suggested, as joke the nomination of ladies,
but it was taken in earnest. and Mrs. Lizzie NJ.
Swartwood, Mrs Sarah NJ Coo, Mrs. Maria NJ.
Rigeles, Mrs II. d. Mott and Mrs. Caroline E.
Barber were nominated. There was hot cam
paign. the ladies making "a vigorous canvass.
The female ticket received the solid support of
the Prohibition party and majority of the
female votes and was elected.
At the last meeting of the Council they
appeared and were. duly They organ
ize6 by electing Mrs. Mott president. Mrs Bar
Der was placed the head of the committee on
ordinances. Mrs. Riggles, the committee on
finance and Mrs. Coe on tho committee on
streets and alleys. They took right hold of the
city's business, having the laws strictly
enforced and are administering public affairs
economically.
Mrs. Barber is the Syracuse agent for the
Arkansas Valley Land and Town Company. and
is about forty years old. Mrs. Mott conducts a
large millinery establishmAnt Mrs. Swartwood
is the wife of grain and provision dealer and is
thirty-fve years DID, and owing to the fact that
her tongue is loose at both ends is really the boss
of the Council Mrs. Coo is thirty five years old
and prominent W. c. T. u. woman. Mrs.
Riggles is the youngest and quietest member.
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INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY,, "a.

in line even now. Besides, what was the use
of taking that risk when the same end could
be accomplished without it, Edenharter is
Coys man, his election would be triumph
and vindication for Coy, and to all intents and
purposes would be the same as that of the
quite so open defiance of public opinion or
quite so offensive to self-respecting Demo
Gratis as the nomination of Coy would have
been, and it therefore avoids the risk that
would have been involved in the other, while
his election would be equivalent to the cleo
ton of Coy. It would be Mayor Edenharter
in name and Mayor Coy in fact.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

IT is not known yet how long a stop the
if any, nor has any formal programme of re-
ception been arranged so far as we know It
prived of any popular features by the meddle-
some zeal of few local Democratic politicians
and greeted by the people. irrespective of
party, and his reception should not assume
the character of political demonstration.
The local statesmen seem to think differently,
having taken the matter into their own hands
fashion. This asinine management has
already proceeded so far as to invite several
Democratic clubs from neighboring States
to be present and assist in receiving as the
ladies say on New Years day, and their evil
dent purpose is, as far as possible, to make it
al exclusively Democratic affair. If not too
late the Board of Trade or citizens meeting
should take the matter out of their hands.
The President sees Democrats enough at
Washington. AS one object of his proposed
trip is to enlarge his views and get little
knowledge of the American people, it might
be well for him to see a few Republicans. 1t
could not hurt him to meet few people who
are neither ofice-holders officeseekers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
COMMENT AND OPINION.

The Democratic government of Indiana knows
how to enectualy prevent the accumulation OF
surplus in the treasury--Pittsburg Chron-
ice.
rocket and comes down like stick. the worst OF
1t is that the stick hits somebody else.-Phila-
delpha Times.
PROHIBITION has worked so well in Vermont
that most of the liquor sellers its strongest
supporters. They all bitterly opposed to Ii
censes.-Boston Globe
The Indiana treasury has paid out it's last dol
lar, and yet. somehow. the Democratic press is
not holding 1t up as an exemplar to Uncle Sam.
philadelphia Inquirer.
There only two farmers in Henry
georges New York Labor convention. Farm
ers seem slow to catch on to Mr.. Georges land
theorles.-Chicago Journal
A FIRsT-cLAss monopoly in these DAYS is
called trust" The man who thinks of trust
ing one of them, however, would do we'll to Dor
row silver dollar from friend and study the
motto which it bears.-Chicago News
OF all the criminals in great city, the ruff
fan who boasts of politica pull, and is able in
consequence to threaten policemen and to lau Oh
at justice is of the most dangerous He
will thrive. however, until radical changes are
made In our election methods.-Boston Jour
nal.
AN Eastern paper invites Mr. Grady the emf
nent young new Southerner of Atlanta. Ga. to
come north and lecture the Glenn bill But it
is not believed that he has anything to say about
a measure that so directly bellies his recent
marks at Boston that might not De better SAID
at home in attempts to secure It's repeal
cago Times.
THE platform of Mr. Henry Georges Labor
party insists on maintenance of existing internal
waterways. and indirectly urges the construc-
ton of new ones. the most effective protection
against railway monopoly. and it is the cards
that the platform of Mr. PoWderly's Labor party
will insist continued protection to American
labor by policy OF high tariff legislation 1t is
curious to notice that whenever a new party ad-
vocares anything practical it indorses some past
action or proposed policy of the Republican party.
II never Endorses anything that the Democratic
party has done approves ANYTHING that it
promises to do.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
WITHOUT the mastery of language they
1.-THE Indians can never thoroughly comprehend
the institutions of citizenship the nature of
our laws, nor will they be fitted, if they not
masters of talking, for the new business and in
dustrial relations which they assume. The
three Rs will naturally follow talking and con-
stitute part of Indian education, but the gift
of CAB" in the vernacular lies at the foundation
1t Is the one thing needful, and after that all
other things will be added unto them. AS long
as they talk only Indian tongues they will con-
tinue to be savages and remain expensive
nuisance and ational incumbrauce.-Chicago
Trih
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

SIM Coy could have been nominated for
Mayor just as easily as to have dictated the
nomination. If he had named himself the
convention would have ratified his selection
as promptly as it did that of Edenharter. But
his own nomination would have been attended
with more danger than that of Edenharter
while the latter answers the same purpose.
Coy is smart enough to know that while he
has entire control of the party organization
and most of the party workers, and while the
gang are ready to do his bidding in every re-
spect, there are a good many Democrats who
are very restless under his domination, and
who can with difficulty be brought to obey
his orders In Difference to these it is neces-
sary for Coy to keep little in the back
ground. His craftsmanship of the committee
is bad enough, but his candidacy for Office
would be worse. That would at once an
tagonize in the most emphatic way elements
of the party which it is very difficult to hold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

AN exposition of Illinois Democratic poll
tics which purports to be authoritative, says
probably be the choice of that State for Vice
president; that First Assistant Postmaster
general Stevenson is training for Col. Vilas's
place, who is expected to retire from politics
at the end of this administration, and that
John II. Oberly will resign his place on the
Civil-service Commission to act as chairman
of the National Democratic committee. All
this may be labeled interesting. if true.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

Mr.. COLLINS of Chicago. will doubtless
point with pride to his private audience with
the Queen and the distinguished considera-
ton with which he was treated, being finally
driven from Osborne House in one of the
royal carriages. To the question of an in
quisitive reporter whether he kissed the
Queens hand, Mr.. Collins replied: ''No;
did not, for the reason that it would have
been improper, as am not British subject,
but am proud to be an American citizen"
1t is gratifying to know that the Chicago man
did not lose his head even in the awful pres
nnce Of royalty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

UNITED STATES MARSHAL CoUzINs is
lying at the point of death. and already hun
cry st. Louis Democrats are wondering if
handsome Phoebe, daughter and deputy. has
enough influence with the administration to
secure the appointments to the position for
herself. There is gallantry about the av
erage office seeker, and if Phoebe does get the
place Mr. Cleveland may as well stay away
from ST. Louis for all the good it will do him
with his party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

Lucy STONE writes to the Boston Globe
that in her opinion the proposed celebration
of the federal Constitutions one hundredth
anniversary should with propriety be turned
to a day of humiliation. Her reason for this
is that for one hundred years the rights of
women have been steadily ignored. in the
face of the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution. 1t is to be inferred from
this that Lucy will not take part in the pro-
ceedings at Philadelphia. If the press of that
city is to be believed, however, the celebra-
ton will occur as advertised.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
HE RUNS THAT OFFICE.
How a Boston Official Received Call from
q ScaIping Committee.

How a Boston Official Received Call from
ScaIping Committee.
Boston Special
The ferment in local political circles over the
appointment of a scalping committee by the
Democratic State nittee is going on vigor-
ousIy, and it promises to result affair very
similar to that in which Garfield found himself
entaneled over the New York custom-house. A
few days ago Hon Knowles Freeman and Waldo
E. Cowdrey. members of the committee. went
to the custom house and tackled Collector Salt
onstall as follows
1--WE wish to state that we have come down to
go the list of your subordinates with you
aud find out how many of them Republicans
and why they retained in office"
Mr.. Saltonstalrs answer was in substance II
had come notice of your coming and have made
some little preparation for the event. Gentle
men, my reply is that if you are here as COM
mittee of the Democratic party, or of any other
party. must positively refuse to grant your re-
quest. l am only responsible to the President
of the United States and to the Secretary of the
Treasury. and give account of my ad-
ministration of this Office to anyone else. If you
tn private gentlemen, only inter-
ested in the welfare and good of the public
vice, that is another thing, and in your per-
sonal capacity it will afford the greatest
pleasure to give you any information IN my
power"
The visiting statesmen, after being thus fat
tered were compelled to sit still and let Mr.
Saltonstali tell them how good Democrat he
had been since 1860, and then hear him say fur
Their:
.'Now, what do we find here in the custom
house? There are large number OF Republican
officials. il is true. but / govern my action in
regard to these officers by the Presidents letter,
which is my only guide Some OF these officers
NAV be offensive partisans and according to
that letter they should give place to others. but
when begin make move for their dismissal
investigation is proposed, am met with
the request on all sides from Democrats whom l
respect and who are members of your
committee that these alleged offensive Repub-
Iican partisans be retained So | have decided
in this matter TO take no orders from any except
the President and the Secretary of che Treasury.
| am very sorry. gentlemen, that | cannot please
you In this instance, but / must refuse to an
swer the questions which your committee desires
to ask, or show you the list of my subord
mates. Anything else that I do for you
personally shall be only too glad to do.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24
THE STATES FINANCES.
The Present Condition of Affairs Clearly
Attributable to the Democracy.

The Present Condition of Affairs Clearly
Attributable to the Democracy.
Fort Wayne Gazette.
1t is strongly intimated that Governor Gray
is about tired managing State with an empty
treasury. The fact is published, that the last
dollar available has been paid out, and it will
require 5000 900 to carry forward affairs for this
year To meet this not dollar is in the treas
ury-and nothing will come in until December.
This condition of affairs is chareeable to the
conduct of the Governors political friends The
attitude taken against Colonel Robertson,
placed matters in a shape to defeat legislation,
and to make the needed appropriations for State
purposes The Governor has the management
of the State on hand and no funds to work
with This is not the only time a governor was
placed in similar position There is. how
ever, this to say: Governor Gray is not
placed as favorably before the country with an
empty treasury, as was Governor Porter. Then
the State was out of debt and had income
equal to the demands now that is not the
The Democratic legislatures since then. for the
sake of cheap notorety and for political capital,
placed the state levy for tax at rate inadequate
to meet running expenses. and the State has had
to borrow some So, O0O. 600 to pay arrearages,
and is still running behind for The same
Under such condition of affairs Governor Gray
cannot get accommodation from capitalists
Governor Porter could. 1t Is intlmated that the
Governor has under serious consideration the
calling together of the legislature in special
session. Before doing that one thing must be
settled. It will be no use to assemble that body
unless Colonel Robertson will be allowed to pre-
side over the senate as Lieutenant-Governor
The House of Representatives will
not act or will recognize the senate
as legal body short OF that The metal of
the House a body has been sufficiently tested
on that point, and no more ammunition need be
wasted that score. IF that cannot be done,
there will be use whatever to call the leg
isature in special session. The Governor will
have to do the best he with an empty treas
ury until tax paying time comes along. In the
meantime the citizens of Indiana amuse
themselves specializing on the beauties of Dem
ocratic management of the State affairs Take
this matter you may, it will satisfy those of
ordinary judgment that change is needed in
our State management. and that 1t will come at
the next election There is reasonable
cuse for the condition of our State finances The
debt for which money had to be- borrowed should
have been met by taxes as fast as the obliga-
tions ACQUIRED. There is no excuse for not levy
ing a sufficient to meet regular and ordin-
airy expenses of the State Only bad manage
ment can explain this and on whom that blame
falls is well known.
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land You have lost the institution of
slavery. You have won land with air too
pure and free for slave to breathe. You
have lost the bonnie blue fag-dear to you
as its own rudy drops. You have won the
starspangled banner that indeed and in
truth waves DER the land of the free and the
homo of the brave" It is to be hoped
his auditors all accept the situation as him
same Wav.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

DR. EDENHARTER's claim that he is big
ger man than his party is all bosh. No
stream rises higher than its source. Mr.
Cleveland set out to be bigger man than his
party on the civil-service reform question.
His failure was ignoble and complete. DR..
Edenharter is not bigger than the man who
made him candidate. He is Coy's man
from first to last. BY the way, he had better
not talk too much or Coy will put him off the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

1T is announced that effort will be made
to have McGarigle and other Chicago boodlers
expelled from st. Bernard Commandery,
Knights Templar, of that city. This Com
mandery stands high in the order and the Or
der itself is supposed to maintain high code
of honor. 1t is therefore not so surprising to
hear that a movement will be made for the
expulsion of the boodlers as it is to hear that
they have strong following of friends in the
Commandery who will oppose their expulsion.
McGarigle and some others of the boodlers
have been convicted and those who have not
yet been convicted in court are so at the bar
of public opinion. It does not argue well for
the standard of honor that obtains in any So
ciety, that there should be opposition to the
expulsion of members under such circum.
stances. It is of piece, however, with a
sentiment that prevails too extensively in So
ciety at large, or at least among loose think
ing people, that man may commit a crime
and still be very clever fellow. There is no
doubt, we presume, that majority and it is
to be hoped decided majority of st. Bernard
CommanGery Will nave no dllfculty In decld-
ing that convicted criminal is an unfit asso-
ciate for honorable men; but the unpleasant
fact remains that the boodlers' friends" will
oppose their expulsion. Societies of that kind
owe duty to society at large to keep them
selves purged of unfit and unworthy men and
to show to the world that the possession of
some agreeable personal qualities is no COM
pensation for moral rottenness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

THERE was a reunion at Bardstown, KY,
First Kentucky Infantry Brigade, at which
Judge Fulton, a lawyer of some local promi-
nence, delivered the address of welcome.
Among other things well conceived and happily
expressed, he said to the ex-soldiers: Paradox
ical as 1t may seem, while winning you have
lost, while losing you have won. You have
lost divided country; you have won united
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

the touching sympathy shown me in my bereave-
ment. This sympathy is to proof of the
faithful attachment to my father. and great
consolation to my profound grief. It fills
with confidence that every one of You within his
sphere, in remem brance of him who is no more
will assist in performing the duties devolve1
on me. thereby contributing to the maintenance
of the reputation, which the establishment has
attained by tho energy and under the direction
of my late father. On my part l shall consider
it a sacred duty to go on working after the
ample and in the spirit OF the deceased and
like him shall deem it my first care to look
after the welfare of the officials and workmen of
the establishments"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

THE Chicago Newss correspondent says
that Mr.. Blaine, who is now at Homburg,
will, while there, drink, according to prescrip-
ton, water containing solution of 150 grains
of salt and 1 LIZ grains of iron. The world
Fan only look on and wonder at the journal
istic enterprise which sends a man to Europe
to CLEAN such great facts as this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

become a member of any of the several life
insurance societies. whether his beverage be-
beer or whisky. 1t has come to be accepted as a
fact that the hahtual of intoxicants adds
greatly to the life hazard, and well con
Quoted com pany or society will now knowingly
accept such risks, while misrepresentation OF
facts as to personal habits works the vitation of
the policy secured thereby. 4 man of family
now has the choice between temperance and the
protection of his loved ones the qualification
behind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-24

WHEN it hears how graciously Queen Vic
toria received the Chicago jubilee address, how
mad ST. Louis will be to think it did not
invite her Majesty to come and see the Yelled
Prophet AS the Chicago address was tied
with common blue ribbon it seems probable
that st. Louis invitation inclosed in dollar
store album covers like the one sent to Grover
Cleveland would have fetched her.